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Civil War DataName: Deonte’ Smith
Date: 3-16-11Period:6
Causes Of The Civil War In November 1860 Abraham was elected President of
the United States. December 1860 Lincoln says , as president , he will not
interfere with slavery in the South and he will enforce the Fugitive Slave Laws , BUT he will not allow slavery to spread into any of the territories.
South Carolina senators are mad and vote to have South Carolina leave the Union. 10 other southern states soon followed.
March 1861 Lincoln is sworn into office and officially becomes president of the “Not so United States” He decides all military forts belong to the US government no matter where they are North or South.
In April 12 , 1861 Angry Southerner in Charleston , South Carolina open fire on soldiers at Fort Sumter.
The spring of 1861 the Civil War has began.
Beg
inn
ing
the W
ar
North
Stre
ngth
sSouth
Stre
ngth
s
22 million people strong.
Had more states. Better technology. 90% factories. Most of banks=richer Had more farms to
provide food. Controlled to sea-Big
Navy 21,000 miles of railroad Land had iron , copper ,
coal , and gold.
Import guns and supplies from Europe. Long coastlines. Big and spread out land. Get to fight on own land. Military Generals Ex. Robert E. Lee.
Beg
inn
ing
Th
e W
ar
North
Weakn
ess
South
Weakn
esse
s
Military leader ship weak 1/3 of northern generals quite and went
back to South. Waste time searching for good
Generals. Have to travel and attack the South.
A million people. Unaware of attacks. Mississippi could split
the confederacy in 2. Economy could not
support a long war. Few factories to
produce guns and supplies.
Bad transportation. Short , incomplete
railroads. Weak money
Population in Millions
million0
5
10
15
20
2523
9
Union ConfederateLinear (Confederate)
How many more people lived in Union states than in Confederate states?
Land Area
sq. miles0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,0002,250,000
750,000
UnionConfederate
About how many times more square miles of land did Union states have compared to Confederate states?
Industrial Production
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%84%
71%
16%
29%
UnionConfederate
Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater manufacturing and iron production?
Miles of Railroad Track
Series10
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,00022,000
9,000
Unionconfederate
About how many times more railroad track did the North have than the South?
Finances
Money in Banks Banks Assets$0
$50,000,000
$100,000,000
$150,000,000
$200,000,000
$250,000,000
$300,000,000
$350,000,000
$400,000,000
189,000,000
346,000,000
47,000,00076,000,000
UnionConfederate
Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater financial resources?
Map
Pre
sid
en
ts
Unio
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Linco
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dera
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Davis
Lead
ers
of th
e C
ivil W
ar
The U
nio
nThe C
onfe
dera
cy
President Abraham Lincoln. General Winfield Scott. General Irvin McDowell. General George McClellan. Admiral David Farragut. General Ulysses S. Grant. General George Meade. General William Sherman.
President Jefferson Davis. Joseph E. Johnston. General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. General Robert E. Lee. General George Pickett.
Troops
Series10
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
800,000
UnionConfederate
How many more troops did the Union states have than the Confederate states?
1st B
attle
of B
ull R
un
Sum
mary
and O
utco
me
Leaders
July 1861 McDowell was sent to
take confederate capital in Richmond , VA.
Needed to control R.R. Junction in Manassas Virginia.
Confederate troops were waiting at Bull Run Creek near Manassas.
Union pushed passed creek.
Confed. got backup. Confederacy won
The Union leaders are Irvin McDowell. Confederate leaders Pierre Beauregard ,
Joseph Johnston , Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Battle
of A
ntie
tam
Sum
mary
and O
utco
me
Leaders
Battle of Antietam starts in September 17, 1862.
Lee went into Maryland. Lee talked to people , nobody joined his
side. Left his battle plan. North won.
Union leader(s) McClellan Confederate leader(s) Robert E. Lee.
Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln was the Union leader of this
battle. Started in September 22,1862. The Democratic party included many labors ,
opposed emancipation. Abolitionists argued about the war was
pointless if it didn’t win freedom for African , American.
Angry voter cause Republicans to be defeated in 1862midterm election.
Others , including secretary of War Edwin Stanton.
Lincoln want the slaves to fight in the war.
Battle
of G
etty
sb
urg
Sum
mary
and O
utco
me
Leaders
Starts in July 1-3,1863. Lee wanted to attack so much that the North
would lose its will to fight & gain help from Europe. Confed. forces gathered in a small town out side of
Gettysburg. Union soldiers already there. Confed. sent raiding party. It was the bloodiest battle in a single day It was a turning in the war
Confederate leader(s) Robert E , Lee.28,000 dead.
Union leader(s) George Meade. winner 23,000 dead.
Gettysburg Address
The leaders was Lincoln. In November 19,1863 Lincoln makes
speech how Gettysburg cemetery. Praised union soldiers told his
commitment to winning the war. Try to keep the troops going & pumped
up.
Sh
erm
an
’s M
arc
h to
the
Sea
Sum
mary
and O
utco
me
Leaders
This battle was in Spring of Dec. 1864. Pain to destroy Southern railroads and
industries which was called total war. Sherman marched troops from Tennessee
to Atlanta , Georgia destroys R. R industry on the way.
Captured Atlanta. Moved on to Savannah G. A. Confederate leader Joseph Johnston. Union leader William Sherman winner.
Su
rren
der a
t A
pp
om
atto
x
Sum
mary
and O
utco
me
Leaders
In April 9 , 1865 the union had trapped confed. army.
Union and confed. generals met in Appomattox courthouse.
Gen, Robert E. Lee surrender to Gen. Grant ended the war.
Lee signs surrender does.
Grant promises to take care of confed. soldiers.
Confederate Robert E. Lee. Union William Sherman , Ulysses S.
Grant.
War Casualties
deaths0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000360,000
240,000
UnionConfederate
Who had more war casualties, the North or the South?How many more did they have?
The Five Costliest Battles of the Civil War
deaths0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
51,112
34,62435,732
27399
20,160
GettysburgChickamaugaChancellorsvilleSpotsylvaniaAntietam
About how many total people were killed at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and Antietam?
Effects of the Civil War
1) 620,000 people were dead.2) Slavery ended in the South.3) Slaves had no homes or jobs.4) There was a lot of hostility between
the North and the South.